You want to change the world.
And you believe that you can do so Through a change in policy. But you are mistaken. Your doctrine is something like: If only those in power Could use their power To profit me and those I love, Then we would be free. But such thoughts reveal a misunderstanding Of both power and freedom. Power resides in the ability to suffer well, And freedom is its consequence. The man who complains Because he's being denied his rights Has lost his rights already. The man who knows his rights Quietly lives by them. He does not complain When the powers that be Don't acknowledge his work, Nor does he use their rejection or disregard As an excuse to not show up for work. For he does not work for them. And if, in the end, His labors buy him no more Than a seat in the gas chambers, He dies a free man.
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